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Chapter 1.1
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Sanskrit Text
विस्तीर्यैतन्महज्ज्ञानमृषिः
संक्षेपमब्रवीत्
।
इष्टं
हि
विदुषां
लोके
समासव्यासधारणम्
॥
English Translation
All this, having been seen by Rishi Vyasa, is mentioned here in due order as a specimen of the book. Rishi Vyasa declared this mass of knowledge in both abridged and detailed forms. The learned of the world wish to possess both the detailed and the abridged accounts. Some read the Bharata from the first Mantra, some from the story of Astika, some again from Uparichara, while some Brahmanas read the whole.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
विस्तृ + एतद् | महत् + ज्ञान | ऋषिः | संक्षेपम् | अब्रवीत्
इष्टं | हि | विदुषां | लोके | समास + व्यास + धारण
इष्टं | हि | विदुषां | लोके | समास + व्यास + धारण